Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-19
CALIFORNIA.
Important Irrlgation NIeeting.

AUBURN, MdTCu 1oJu.-AH
meeting will be held at the Auburn Court
house at $50 A. NJ. Saturday, to talk over
irrigation for Placer county wherever
needed or desired. Sacramento merchants,
professional men and others owning prop
erty in and around Roseville, Rocklin,
Loomis, Penryn, Newcastle, Auburn, Clip
per Gap, New England Mills, Lander, Col
fax and other places will be present in force
to add their judgment and knowledge to
that of the regular settlers in making wise
and ample provision for the wants OF the
county. Ample capital is ready when a
system of irrigation has been adopted, and
many large land owners are already shap-
ing their places for subdivisions, and will
soon be ready to furnish attractive homes
for large numbers on some of the finest
land in the State.
Nevada City Excited Over a Splendid
Quartz Discovery.
NEVADA City, March 18th-One of the
richest strikes happening here in years was
made this morning in the Nevada Quartz
Mine. A fine ledge of exceedingly rich ore
was uncovered. Nearly every piece of
quartz shows free gold, and box Of speci-
mems deposited in the bank contains pieces
that are literally filed with Jumps and
chunks of the precious metal. The strike
will stimulate prospects in this district.
Unfortunate and Fatal Shooting.
PAso RoBLEs, March 1Sth.-Last evening,
about sundown, Henry Godfrey, who owns
a ranch six or seven miles northwest of
San Miguel and John Mcbride met at the
latters place, where they quarrelled over
some stock. Mcbride was on horseback
and turned to face Godfrey and in so doing
placed his hand on the back of his saddle.
Godfrey. thinking that Mcbride intended
shooting, drew his revolver and shot Nc
Bride, killing him. Godfrey has a wife
and family and Mcbride worked for Will
lam Pinkerton, herding stock.
Los Angeles Notes.
Los ANGELES, March 1sth.-Msyor
Workman to-day turned over his Court to
City Justice Austin.
Not a new case of smallpox was dis
covered to-day, and twelve cases will be
discharged from the hospital tomorrow.
which will almost depopulate that institu-
ton. The quarantine was lifted ON four
cases in the city to-day.
Councilman NJ. T. Collins was thrown
from buggy to-day and had his left leg
broken.
Judge James T. Pierce, a prominent
lawyer from Waslin, Ind. was seized with
hemorrhage to-day and expired in few
minutes.
Yesterday B. A Stephens, of the Pomona
Progress, filed complaint for criminal
libel against Horace Bell, editor of the Los
Angeles Porcupine.
A Child's Sad Fate.
FRESNO, March 1Sth.-The four-year- old
son of James w. Simpson was run over by
a hand-car at the station last night. The
boy had got on a passenger train, and
jumped off just as the train pulled out from
the depot. A hand-car, containing four
men and about a ton of tools was passing
at the time, and the boy fell across the
track in front of the car, the wheels of which
passed across his breast, crushing it and in
fiicting internal and it is supposed mortal
injuries.
Injured While Wrestling.
TRUcKEE, March 18TH To-day, while
Wm Barnum and J. w. Thompson were
having friendly wrestle Barnum slipped
and dislocated his ankle Dr. Curless pro-
nounced it a fracture of the bone. 1t will
be some time before Barnum can attend to
business or wrestle again.
Fire and Accident in Monterey.
MONTEREY, March 1Sth.-News was
brought to town that the residence of Chas
Bixby, twenty miles from here on the
coast, was burned to-day. While endeavor-
ing to save the effects, a tree which stood
near the house burned down, falling on
Chas. Bixby and breaking one of his legs.
Medical aid cannot reach him before to-
morrow.
The Mackay Telegraph.
GRIDLEY, March 1Sth.-The Postal Tele-
graph line was completed to this place to-
day, and an office established.
A Fatal Row.
MADEIRA. March 18th-Bob Shaub was
shot and killed here this morning, by Jim
Barker, in row over q horse-race yester-
day.
Rain at Redding.
REDbINe, March 1Sth.-A heavy rain fell
here last night, but this morning the storm
cleared away. Fifty. hundredths of an
inch had fallen, making a total for the
season of 1885 inches.